Hi there,
For an MT5 tick export, if I set the "Adjust timezone" to "None" does that mean its at GMT0?
I saw this post
https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 053676b805
and I mentions:
"If you set the time-zone to "None", it will export data in the "native" time-zone for that symbol, which is GMT/UTC for Forex symbols."
But I'm not sure what the section reference "native" means.
Thanks for any help,
g
Time-zone "none"
Re: Time-zone "none"
Hi Glaxo12,
The "native" time-zone is simply the time-zone of where the instrument is typically traded. In the case of US stocks, for example, the time-zones will match the New York Stock Exchange. For DEU.IDX (German DAX), it will be the trading hours of the German Stock Exchange.
By selecting "None" when specifying a time-zone shift, it will cause the time-zone to be unchanged from its raw/native timestamp.
Hope this helps.
The "native" time-zone is simply the time-zone of where the instrument is typically traded. In the case of US stocks, for example, the time-zones will match the New York Stock Exchange. For DEU.IDX (German DAX), it will be the trading hours of the German Stock Exchange.
By selecting "None" when specifying a time-zone shift, it will cause the time-zone to be unchanged from its raw/native timestamp.
Hope this helps.
Re: Time-zone "none"
Ok right! So to be sure I have an expected timezone for eg currencies or gold, I should set it explicitly to eg GMT0. Does it make sense to do that?
Thanks for the help
g
Thanks for the help
g
Re: Time-zone "none"
Hi Glax012,
Yes, it can make sense to baseline all your timestamps in GMT. Often EAs are designed to assume GMT and have a parameter called "GMT offset" that allows you to adjust it as necessary. Of course, when you finally trade live, you will want to make sure al your time-stamps are in the same time-zone as your broker, otherwise incoming timestamp data will be mismatched.
Hope this helps.
Yes, it can make sense to baseline all your timestamps in GMT. Often EAs are designed to assume GMT and have a parameter called "GMT offset" that allows you to adjust it as necessary. Of course, when you finally trade live, you will want to make sure al your time-stamps are in the same time-zone as your broker, otherwise incoming timestamp data will be mismatched.
Hope this helps.